a. [ad. L. annuent-em pr. pple. of annu-ĕre to nod to.] Nodding; spec. applied to the muscles which nod the head.

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[1727–51.  Chambers, Cycl., Annuentes Musculi.]

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1849.  Smart, Annuent, Adapted for nodding, as when one assents.

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